12/16/2013
Oil Spill
Boat tour showcases East Jackson County's assets to federal, state agencies
Local officials hope to attract funding for restoration projects
Sun Herald
BY TAMMY LEYTHAM
PASCAGOULA -- It may have been a cold and windy day for a boat trip, but
Pascagoula and Gautier city leaders say it was worth it to showcase the
area's attributes.
http://www.sunherald.com/2013/12/13/5193396/boat-tour-showcases-east-jackson.html
Trial winds down for former BP engineer
The Associated PressDecember 16, 2013
NEW ORLEANS — A federal trial is drawing to a close for a former BP
drilling engineer charged with deleting text messages about the company's
response to its massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
http://www.sunherald.com/2013/12/16/5197347/trial-winds-down-for-former-bp.html
BP ad uses Emeril as example of abuses in oil spill settlement
WWL
NEW ORLEANS - In an ad that ran in national newspapers this week, BP used
thinly veiled language to make celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse the
poster-child of the hundreds of millions in "fictional losses" it says a
federal court is incorrectly paying.
http://www.wwltv.com/news/eyewitness/davidhammer/BP-uses-Emeril-as-example-of-abuses-in-oil-spill-settlement-235798801.html
State
MacLand dump site in Escatawpa appears compliant with height restrictions,
Jackson County says
Mississippi Press
April M. Havens
December 14, 2013 at 11:15 AM
PASCAGOULA, Mississippi -- After looking into a resident's concern about
the height of trash at the MacLand II Disposal site in Escatawpa, Jackson
County Planning Director Michele Coats said she believes the dump is
compliant.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2013/12/macland_dump_site_in_escatawpa.html
Company, city and residents continue to work through growing pains of
recycling program
By Will Sullivan
The Picayune Item
PICAYUNE — No, the garbage man isn't dumping the recyclable materials you
put into the open-topped, 18-gallon recycling container in with the
garbage. It just looks that way, said Brad Wainscott, district manager for
Progressive Waste Solution.
http://www.picayuneitem.com/local/x1353063773/Company-city-and-residents-continue-to-work-through-growing-pains-of-recycling-program
Utility Authority asks D'Head W&S to reconsider $20M plant
Sea Coast Echo
By Dwayne Bremer
Dec 13, 2013, 20:34
The Hancock County Utility Authority has asked the Diamondhead Water and
Sewer District (DWSD) to reconsider building a multi-million sewage
treatment plant.
Utility Authority Attorney Ronnie Artigues said Thursday that the authority
send a request to DWSD last month asking it to look at other options before
moving forward with its construction plans.
http://www.seacoastecho.com/article_7534.shtml#.Uq8C5fS1xcZ
Recycling Christmas lights raises money for Natchez library
Clarion Ledger
NATCHEZ, MISS. — The Judge George W. Armstrong Library in Natchez is
recycling old holiday lights to raise money to buy a new set of student
encyclopedias for its children's department
http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20131216/NEWS/312160027/Recycling-Christmas-lights-raises-money-Natchez-library
Are wild animals getting squeezed out by South Mississippi 'urban sprawl'?
Swine, deer getting too close for comfort
Sun Herald
BY PATRICK OCHS
There was a time when "urban sprawl" wasn't in the public's lexicon with
relation to animals. Not anymore. As human communities continue to expand,
more and more conflicts are arising between people and the wild animals
whose habitat is being encroached on.
http://www.sunherald.com/2013/12/14/5195508/are-wild-animals-getting-squeezed.html
Regional
Coast Guard plan for river barges to ship fracking wastewater to Louisiana,
other sites is stirring alarm
The Associated Press
December 15, 2013 at 10:58 PM
PITTSBURGH -- The U.S. Coast Guard wants to allow barges filled with
fracking wastewater to ply the nation's rivers on their way toward disposal
in Louisiana and other places. Many environmentalists are horrified, but
industry groups say barge transport has its advantages.
http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2013/12/coast_guard_plan_to_ship_frack.html#incart_river
National
Anadarko Should Embrace Settlement in Tronox Lawsuit
Bloomberg
By Bradley Olson and Steven Church - Dec 13, 2013
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (APC) shares fell to a 10-month low and its bonds
tumbled after a court ruling that may result in a $14 billion payout,
prompting calls for settlement to prevent a prolonged drag on the oil
company.
A judge yesterday held the The Woodlands, Texas-based company and its
Kerr-McGee unit liable for environmental cleanup from a chemical company
spun off in 2005. Anadarko said it would appeal the ruling, which would
require it to restore polluted sites and compensate 8,100 claimants.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/print/2013-12-13/anadarko-should-embrace-settlement-in-tronox-lawsuit.html
U.S. states urge regulator to adopt their emissions strategies
Reuters
5:23am GMT
By Valerie Volcovici
WASHINGTON, DC, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Fifteen U.S. states have urged the top
environmental regulator to adopt their carbon-cutting policies as a
template for future federal rules to cut greenhouse gas emissions from
power plants, the country's largest source of pollution.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/12/16/us-coal-carbon-idUKL3N0JV0UQ20131216
Greens, White House meet over water regs
The Hill
By Julian Hattem
A handful of environmental activists and state officials have met with
Obama administration staffers in recent weeks over an effort to regulate
minor ponds, streams and wetlands.
http://thehill.com/blogs/regwatch/pending-regs/193123-greens-white-house-meet-over-water-regs
EPA, Corps Say Benefits of Protecting Wetlands, Streams Far Outweigh Costs
Bloomberg
Friday, December 13, 2013
By Amena H. Saiyid
Dec. 5 --Subjecting an additional 3 percent of U.S. waters and wetlands to
Clean Water Act regulation would yield nearly twice as much in benefits as
it would cost affected industries, according to a cost-benefit analysis of
a draft rule obtained by Bloomberg BNA.
http://www.bna.com/epa-corps-say-n17179880702/
Smart Gifts, and Old Devices Made New Again
NY Times
By BETH GARDINER
LONDON — From solar-powered Christmas lights and cellphone chargers to
smart home thermostats, there are plenty of gifts available for technology
lovers interested in saving energy.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/16/business/energy-environment/smart-gifts-and-old-devices-made-new-again.html?ref=earth&_r=0&pagewanted=print
Gadget garbage: UN study predicts increase in electrical waste by a third
by 2017
Published December 16, 2013
Associated Press
BERLIN – The mountain of refrigerators, cellphones, TV sets and other
electrical waste disposed of annually worldwide is forecast to grow by a
third by 2017, according to a U.N. study released Sunday.
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2013/12/16/gadget-garbage-un-study-ewaste/?intcmp=features
Opinion
Geoff Pender: Taxpayer-paid travel ingrained as perk
Clarion Ledger
If you work in the private sector, try this: Go into your boss' office and
ask if you can go to a conference in Maui, Hawaii, and spend a week on the
company dime.
http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20131215/COL0601/312150048/Geoff-Pender-Taxpayer-paid-travel-ingrained-perk?odyssey=mod|
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